Glove



lTED STATES PATENT UFFC..

EVERETT vlfllilEil, OF EAST 'LIVERPOOL (l1-110.

GLOVE.

To all fio/"7.0m it may concern:

Be it known that I,y Evnnnrr BURDEN, citizen ot the United States,residing at East Liverpool, in the county of Columbiana and State ofOhio, have invented new and useful improvements in Gloves, of whichthe'following is a specilication.

l This invention relates to improvements in gloves and has for vanobject the provision ot a glove so constructed as to materiallystrengthen and increase its wearing qualities.

An object of the invention is the provision of a glove having removableand reversible reinforcing linger and thumb members arranged in a mannerto, receive most of the Wear and provide additional protection in coldweather for the tips oi'- the fingers and thumb, these portions of thehand being most sensitive to cold.

Another object is the'provision of means 'for removably holding therein-forcing members in place, so as to permit of their ready removalAfor the purpose of reversing them or lor the substitution of new oneswhen l necessary.

lith-the above and other objects in view, the invention further includesthe following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

ln the drawings.

Figure -l is a perspective view of the glove illustrating the invention.

Fig. 2 is 4an enlarged longitudinal section through one of the'ingers otthe glove with the reinforcing member in position thereon.

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the reinforcingv member. l

Fig. a is a perspective View looking at the inner or palm side of theglove with the re- Aintorcing member removed.

Figs. 5 and 6 are views of a modification.

Referring to the drawings in detail, like characters of reference denotethe correspending parts throughout the several views.

The invention is susceptible of application to gloves of various styles,the one shown in the drawings being of gauntlet type, such as iscommonly used by drivers of automobiles or horses. lt may be made invarious constructions and includes a back 10,'a palm ll, lingers l2, athumb 13 and a gauntlet 1l. The glove may be formed of any suitablematerial, the purpose of the present invention being to provide a glovewhich is made Specification of Le tteis Patent.

Application filed February 1G, 192?. Serial No.

thumb as shown at Figi l.

'atented Nov. lo, 192th of comparatively cheap material, such as cotton,and in order to increase its wearing quality, the palm 1i is reinforcedas shown at l5, the material used for this reinforcing extending .ashort distance alongthe inner side of the fingers and thumb as shown inFig. oi. the drawings.

ln order to protect the outer ends or tips of the fingers and thumb, theinvention provides a removable reinforcing member i6. The member 16 isformed of some, tough material, such as leather or raw hide and isformed in the form of a finger stall which fits over the outer ends ofthe lingers and Extending from diametrically opposite sides of 'the openend oi' the reinforcing members, are laterally disposed ears 17, theears upon one side of the member being inserted through slits 18arranged transversely of the ngers and thumb near the base thereof,these slits being located upon the inner or palm side ot the glove. lnorder to more securely hold the member in position, there'is provided aloop 19, which maybe formed of cord or other flexible material, the endsof which are connected by a bar 2O of metal so as to provide astitlening bar included in the loop. This bar is arranged across theinner tace of the reinforcing member at its junc-- ture with the ears 17and the ears are then turned inwardly as indicated at 2l in Fig. 2,while the end of the loop is passed around a button 23 which is locatedsubstantially at the base of the fingers and thumb upon the back of th`eglove as shown in Fig. l.

lVith this means a reinforcing member is provided which will take up thewear of the fingers and thumb of theglove and which will ailordprotection in cold After the reinforcing members have become worn upontheir inner or palm surfaces, they may be reversed bg, lirst detachingthe same and engaging the loop 19 over the opposite pair of ears andreplacing the members, whereupon the worn portion of the said memberwill be upon the back of the lingers. i In the modiication shown in-Figs. 5 and 6 the members 16 are each secured to the glove by thewellknown type of snap device indicated at 24. I prefer to use a pair ofthese devices for each member, as shown in Fig. 6. ln other respectsplus' arrangement 1s similar to that above t escribed.

The invention is susceptible of various weather.-

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changes in its`form, proportions and minor details of construction, andthe right` 1s herein reserved to make such changes as properly fallWithin the scope of the f and buttons secured to 'the glove fordetachable engagement with the loops.

2. The combination with a glove, of removable reinforcing finger andthumb members, said members comprising substantially cylindrical membersopen at one end and adapted to fit over the ends of the fingers andthumb7 laterally projecting ears located upondiametrically oppositesides of the open ends of said membersl and means insection forengagement over said ears and y for connection to the glove forremovably .holdin the members in position.

3; yT e combination with a glove, of removable reinforcing inger andthumb members7 said members comprising substantially cylindrical membersopen at one end and adapted toft over the ends ofthe lingers and thumb,laterally projecting ears located upon diametrically opposite sides ofthe open ends of said members, means engage able with the ears upon oneside of the members for connection with the' glove and the ears upon theopposite sides of said members being removably positioned in slitsdisposed transversely of the fingers.

1n testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

EVERETT BUR-DEN.

